Jefferson couple charged with allowing minors to drink

A husband and wife, who police say allowed a teen beer bash on their property in Jefferson last week, have been issued a summons for making alcohol available to minors, police said today.

The party Saturday got loud, triggering reports to police about the noisy gig on October Hill Road.

Police Officer Rich Geib responded to the home and saw numerous juveniles and three kegs of beer at the residence.

The homeowners who allegedly allowed the party were later identified as Kosmas Bessas, 46, and Cynthia Bessas, 47.

The busted bash follows the arrest of another Jefferson woman who was charged with allowing minors to drink alcohol at her home.

Ellen Hohman, 42, was charged with making alcohol available to underage persons after police found some teens drunk Aug. 28 in the Jefferson High School parking lot. They included a 16-year-old girl who was so intoxicated that officers took her to Saint Clare's Hospital in Denville, police said.

Investigators learned the girl had come from a party at Hohman's house on Kingston Court. Officers went there and found Hohman, two young adults, juveniles and alcohol, police said.